The West Texas Roughnecks were a professional indoor football team based in Odessa, Texas that plays in the Lone Star Football League . The team's nickname was a tribute to the oil industry, which has been the source of Odessa's wealth over the past century.
16-930: The team began operations in 2004 as the Odessa Roughnecks , a charter member of the Intense Football League (IFL). In 2005 , the IFL merged with the NIFL . For the 2006 season, the IFL was resurrected, and the Odessa Roughnecks returned to their original league. In 2008 the Intense Football League merged again, this time with the UIF to create the Indoor Football League . The team played its home games at
32-965: A 20–0 victory against the San Angelo Stampede on July 31, 2004, in San Angelo, Texas and ended at 27 wins with a 70–63 loss against the Louisiana Swashbucklers on July 1, 2006, in Lake Charles, Louisiana . On March 29, 2008, the Sioux Falls Storm of the United Indoor Football League lost to the Omaha Beef 34–18, ending their historic 40-game winning streak and giving them their first loss since July 15, 2005. They went on to win their fourth United Bowl later that season against
48-464: A new league was formed throughout the state. In August 2003, Chad Dittman, President of the fledgling Intense Football League announced that Odessa would be one of the sites for his new professional indoor football league. Through prayer shortly after, Abby and Tommy Benizio decided to purchased the franchise and moved to the Permian Basin along with their pet prairie dogs. By the close of 2003,
64-606: Is a list of major noteworthy MMA events during 2004 in chronological order. San Angelo Stampede The San Angelo Stampede Express was a professional indoor football team from San Angelo, Texas owned by Darlene Jones. They were announced as a charter member of the Lone Star Football League but folded before play began in 2012. They played their home games in the Foster Communications Coliseum . They changed their name from
80-537: The Corpus Christi Hammerheads 97–56, which was an Intense Football League record for most points scored by one team in a game. The team finished with an overall record of 14–2. Up through the 2009 season games were broadcast on KMCM , and KQRX broadcast the games in 2009–2011. With the LSFL having games available online through America One, no radio contract was made during the 2012 season. For
96-698: The Ector County Coliseum in Odessa. The team was sold by its original owner (Tommy Benizio) in September 2008 to Allegiance Pro Sports, Inc. In January 2010, Dale and Jay Morris of Midland, Texas purchased the Roughnecks from Allegiance Pro Sports. The Roughnecks were coached by Chris Williams. The 2011 season will be Coach Williams's eighth season with the Roughnecks. The Roughnecks won its first championship in 2006 at Intense Bowl 2 by beating
112-568: The San Angelo Stampede for the 2006 season. On August 9, San Angelo confirmed that the Express would be a new expansion member of the Intense Football League . Before the season began owner Darlene Jones announced that the team's goal is to "Win Football Games!!". Jones made big changes with the announcement of new general manager Bridget Jones and new head coach J. T. Smith . The team showcased new Home field uniforms. In February
128-606: The 2012 season, the Roughnecks moved to the Lone Star Football League . After the 2012 season, the team was put up for sale and never purchased. It was announced on October 16, 2013, that a new team would replace the Roughnecks at the Ector County Coliseum in 2014 – the West Texas Wildcatters . Like the Roughnecks did in their last season, the Wildcatters competed in the LSFL. In 2003,
144-509: The Bloomington Extreme. 2004–2012 - Chris Williams (74–47) Running backs Wide receivers Defensive linemen Defensive backs Kickers Inactive roster Practice squad 2004 in sports 2004 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Road bicycle racing Cyclo-cross Men's professional Men's amateur Women's professional Steeplechases Flat races The following
160-544: The Stampede announced the hiring of former player Johnny Anderson. The team retired his number 6. On May 2 the Stampede's front office announced the suspension of head coach Johnny Anderson for 10 days. The reason for the suspension was Anderson was being investigated by the San Angelo Police Department regarding a physical assault on two women. In 2009, former Texas Tech quarterback Sonny Cumbie
176-478: The championship again, the Roughnecks were once more atop of their league in attendance, successfully hosted the first ever NIFL All-Star Game, and could boast a 16–1 overall record. The team was later bought by Jay and Dale Morris of Midland, Texas, who changed the team name to the West Texas Roughnecks. For the 2012 season, the Roughnecks joined the Lone Star Football League . After the season,
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#1732786769208192-529: The championship but the season did not end without the success of leading the IFL in attendance and having promoted more players to the next level than any other team in the league. This success became well known throughout the national football community, and along with the hard work of the teams coaches, Odessa enjoyed a very rare undefeated regular season in the National Indoor Football League in 2005. Despite losing one game shy of
208-417: The franchise creatively announced the name of "Roughnecks" along with the unveiling of a logo fit for the community and a mascot who has become a staple in both Odessa and Midland known as Digger. The team kicked off on May 8, 2004, under the direction of head coach Chris Williams, who led the team to a 9–7 record and home field advantage in the playoffs. Lubbock defeated Odessa in overtime just one game shy of
224-561: The nearly 20-year-old Arena Football League , which until then had been primarily in major markets like New York City and Chicago, began spreading across the nation into smaller to middle-sized cities. Jerry Jones of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys kicked off his AFL franchise in Dallas and secured the rights to every smaller market in the state of Texas with a suitable arena for indoor football. When Jones could not be reached to discuss selling these rights,
240-577: The team was put up for sale. With no buyer stepping forward, the team officially folded in October 2013. The Roughnecks at one time held the longest regular-season winning streak in professional football history with 27 straight regular-season victories under the arm of Bobby Glenn Ruth Jr. The record was broken with a 55–35 win over the Laredo Lobos in Odessa on June 17, 2006, giving the Roughnecks 26 straight regular season wins. The streak began with
256-621: Was named head coach and director of player personnel to replace Jon Loudermilk. Cumbie was the 10th head coach named in the team's history. As a player, Cumbie had stints with the Indianapolis Colts , Baltimore Ravens and finally the Los Angeles Avengers of the Arena Football League (AFL). Four games into the 2009 Stampede Express season, Cumbie became the starting quarterback and lead the team to
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